It is not easy to be a mother, and it is even more difficult to be a mother who can make money.

I have listened to the book "Money-making Mom" for a long time, but I finished it according to the task last week. The author of this book is Christopher from America? Paine is an orator, a professional woman and the author of the best-selling book Farewell to Survival Mode.

This is a book specially written for women. Through a large number of cases, the book combines women's advantages, interests and talents with their favorite occupations to create value for their families, improve their economic situation and realize their dreams.

Today's society is a society where individuals rise, and everyone can find a suitable position in society. As a mother, we should not only take good care of our children, but also improve the family's economic situation, and stimulate our dreams to achieve self-improvement, which is quite difficult to do with limited time and energy, right? This book focuses on fully tapping one's skills and talents, starting a business with passion and knowledge, and finally achieving the improvement of family finance and the realization of self-worth.

1. With the rise of new media in recent years, the word financial freedom keeps appearing in front of our eyes. So does financial freedom have a lot of money indefinitely? If financial freedom is realized, can you eat, drink and have fun as you please? The author mentioned in the book that financial freedom enables him to plan ahead, save ahead and give generously to help others. So, for those who want to achieve financial freedom, stop and think about themselves. What kind of life do you want? What is your vision? Changing one's new ideas, getting material and spiritual satisfaction, can also realize financial freedom.

Before you start to act, you need to know what you are good at and make money from it. This is a process of self-exploration and self-examination. You need to find your own skills and talents as well as your passion and knowledge. Talent is something that we are naturally good at. Everyone's talent may be different, which is determined by nature, and skills can be learned by studying hard the next day. So, even if we don't have skills now, at least we can learn more skills. Passion is something that makes you feel satisfied and excited about life. It is often combined with knowledge. The author suggests that we use our passion to learn knowledge in several fields with less but more precision.

The author lists some related questions to guide our thinking and let us better discover our skills and talents, passion and knowledge. The ideal career is to combine these four aspects.

Ok, let's make a business idea. A successful business idea should include three aspects: generating stable profits, bringing satisfaction and focusing on one's own advantages. In the book, the author introduces the channels of running his own business: online services or commodities, freelancers in face-to-face transactions, direct selling companies and multi level marketing, entity enterprises and traditional industries. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, so choose the one that suits you.

Entrepreneurship is not a slap in the face. You need to ask yourself the following five questions: First, are you very passionate about this business idea and willing to take action to see it come true? Entrepreneurship is not smooth sailing, only enough passion can support you through difficult days; Second, who are your potential customers? Not satisfying everyone's career, so you must accurately find the specific people you can meet and focus on the target audience; Third, can you bear the cost of starting a business? It is necessary to have enough cost to spend the initial difficult period, but it is not in favor of starting an initial business through borrowing; Fourth, have you done enough research? Read about 20 related books first, ask questions to people who have experience in this field, and keep an open mind. Fifth, are you willing to fail? If you try new things, you are sure to experience many failures. Failure is a friend, you will never give up.

Do your homework, plan and investigate before starting a business; Set some risky goals and encourage yourself to get out of your comfort zone. The goals can be big enough to scare yourself and break them down into specific small goals that are acceptable every week or month. Willing to make sacrifices, keep trying, say yes and do practical things. On the road of starting a business, we should also be careful not to be deceived, keep an eye on the investigation, don't be discouraged and don't give up easily. Babe Ruth said: People who never give up are hard to beat. Persevere, keep working hard, keep learning, keep trying, and one day, you will see the fruits of your efforts.

4. In the book, the author says that a successful enterprise is not only an electronic product that sounds great, but also can fill the gaps or solve the problems that people often encounter. Therefore, only by defining your mission statement and knowing what your career meets the needs of the market can you make a clear action plan and specific implementation strategies. After confirmation, start to establish a business plan, that is, an action plan, including the detailed layout of how to start a business, the expected career development speed, and the expected income scale. Only by truly implementing actions can we achieve results.

Many times, we have many plans, but we always feel that we can't start. What should we do at this time? In the book, the author suggests asking himself "What's the most important thing now" and "What's the next step". Sometimes we can't do it overnight, step by step, and slowly adjust and improve, which may be more practical than greed.

? The action plan needs to consider the following aspects: first, brand development, such as the company name to cover the mission and clear objectives, do not use uncommon words; The second is marketing, such as providing free trial service, encouraging word of mouth, cross recommendation and using social media. ; Third, build a network. Many times when we establish contact with others, we hope to get help from others, but when the author advocates it, what can we provide for others? This is the same as the extreme altruism that a fierce cat said when sharing it. When you are altruistic, don't think about return, don't think about taking, altruism is the greatest self-interest.

5. At the same time of starting a business, we need to make full use of time and find ways to establish a residual income stream, that is, to establish passive income channels and open sources through multiple channels. The author gives some examples, such as e-books, real estate, direct selling and blogs. Or some sideline methods, such as buying and selling, burning fat, caring for people or pets. If you want to find one or more of them, your life will be much easier In addition, we should broaden our thinking and see what gaps can be filled in the market, whether there are virtual assistants to do, or questionnaire surveys and shopping-related work. When you need to make money, you can be generous and tell others what you want.

6. At this point, the author once again emphasizes the importance of financial management in the book, increasing income before consumption, always setting aside a sum of money for saving, expanding the possibility of income, and putting eggs in different baskets to increase the diversity of income. You can't be impatient in the process of starting a business, and slow and smart growth is more sustainable. When your career develops, you may need to consider expanding your team, but you must recruit the right people. The most important thing is not to neglect personal growth, keep the habit of reading, find a mentor in life, put yourself among outspoken people, hire a coach, attend meetings, seminars and other activities, consult, communicate, consult, take notes and make action plans.

7. Entrepreneurship will not be smooth sailing, or you are hesitant, uneasy and afraid. There are indeed many uncertainties that hinder our progress. As a mother, we must first manage our time, life and work. In the book, the author lists many tips on time management, such as setting parameters for time, controlling social media and learning to refuse. Faced with uncertain and unfamiliar things, we will have a fear of failure in our hearts. At this time, we should learn to take a vacation for ourselves, re-examine business plans and processes, determine what is the problem that hinders success, communicate with people we trust, and think about how bad it can be. Sometimes it's just our inner fears that hold us back. This is normal. Every time we walk out of our comfort zone, we are afraid, but we gain the most. Believe that you are good enough, believe in the meaning of your existence, and believe that you can provide a lot of value to others!

8. We should make money purposefully for one goal: to live generously, but we should not make money for material things. We should have a broader vision and bring influence to others. By evaluating and changing your priorities, you can blossom everywhere, choose gratitude, and change your perspective and mentality about life. Although it won't change your situation, it will definitely change your feelings and live in the present. Finally, don't forget your bigger and better vision.

9. What can we give back to society? Maybe we seldom think about it. It is a good choice to establish a donation budget. "Giving is happier than receiving", investing in people to manage relationships, taking time to listen, encouraging friends in trouble, and constantly blessing, "I am willing to help others with your best things, expecting nothing in return, and being content is always happy".

10. Finally, the author's expectation is that the plan will change with the change of environment. We should not be afraid of change and know how to deal with it. How to deal with setbacks? Say why again, that is, always keep your goals in mind and act around them. Remember progress, progress can give you encouragement and self-confidence, inspire yourself to think creatively and reflect. It is unrealistic to reflect on expectations and whether expectations are too high. Consistency, staying focused and remembering what is important are the author's last three messages.

May our mother's life become a force to change the world.